Category of internal or external load either directly to energy use (e.g., lighting electric load to electricity consumption and/or demand) or indirectly through a thermal load to interior conditioning (e.g., lighting heat load to space conditioning).
| List Options | Option Definition | Unit of Measure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appliance | Appliance load | None | |
| Conveyance | Elevators, escalators, etc. | None | |
| Cooking | None | ||
| Dishwasher | None | ||
| Domestic hot water | None | ||
| Electronic equipment | Equipment such as computers, monitors, copiers, etc. | None | |
| Heat gain | Heat gain is a measure of the transfer of heat to an interior space either from internal loads or through the fabric of a building from outside, either from conduction, convection, radiation, or any combination of these. | None | |
| Heat loss | Heat loss is a measure of the transfer of heat through the fabric of a building from inside to the outside, either from conduction, convection, radiation, or any combination of these. | None | |
| Latent | Latent heat is related to changes in phase between liquids, gases, and solids | None | |
| Laundry | None | ||
| Lighting | None | ||
| None | None | None | |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | None | |
| Other | Other | None | |
| People | Occupants | None | |
| Process | Industrial process such as air compression | None | |
| Refrigeration | None | ||
| Sensible | Sensible heat is related to changes in temperature of a gas or object with no change in phase. | None | |
| Unknown | Unknown | None | |
| Water feature | None | ||
| Water treatment | None |
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